Chapter Summaries

Jiang Yuheng traveled to the Douluo Continent, secured an alliance with the God of Destruction, and observed Huo Yuhao before rescuing his mother in exchange for the boy’s obedience. Huo Yuhao agreed to become Jiang Yuheng’s student and most important chess piece.

• Luo Yuexi warned Jiang Yuheng to be careful, and he traveled to the Douluo Divine Realm to recruit the God of Destruction against the Sea God.
• The God of Destruction accepted Jiang Yuheng’s alliance and asked him to protect Xiao Qi when she descended to the mortal world.
• Jiang Yuheng visited his future lover, shared milk tea with her, promised to treat her for a lifetime, and erased her memories before leaving for the Douluo Continent.
• Jiang Yuheng enrolled at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and, following Luo Yuexi’s advice, observed Huo Yuhao’s hardships in the Duke’s mansion.
• After Huo Yuhao’s mother fell gravely ill and the Duchess prevented her from receiving help, Jiang Yuheng offered to cure her in exchange for control over Huo Yuhao’s life.
• Jiang Yuheng restored Huo Yuhao’s mother to health, and Huo Yuhao agreed to call him teacher and serve as his chess piece.

He Caitou persuaded the Harbor District's leader to support the rebellion by revealing that he was Xu He, the former emperor's only son, and claiming the throne stolen by Xu Tianran. After the Harbor Master pledged loyalty, He Caitou urged Jiang Yuheng to rescue the man's family, and Jiang agreed.

• Jiang Yuheng relayed information to He Caitou and continued playing the villain while He Caitou approached the Harbor District's leader.
• He Caitou offered the Harbor Master bitter herbal tea, and the man reconsidered his doubts about joining them.
• He Caitou reframed the conflict as a struggle within the Imperial Family and revealed that his name was Xu He, the former emperor's only son.
• He Caitou demonstrated his Sun Martial Soul, prompting the Harbor Master to kneel and pledge loyalty.
• He Caitou told Jiang Yuheng that the Harbor Master's family needed rescuing to secure his loyalty.
• Jiang Yuheng agreed to rescue the Harbor Master's family and told He Caitou to keep playing his current role.

Jiang Yuheng explained why he had accepted the Harbor District official while warning He Caitou and the three presidents to remain cautious. He left to rescue the official’s family in Mingdu, placing He Caitou in charge of Harbor Port and the official under watch.

• He Caitou told the three presidents that Jiang Yuheng had accepted the Harbor District official, and President Mu explained why Jiang Yuheng needed to prioritize safety over the late emperor’s approach.
• Jiang Yuheng and Wang Dong'er discussed the official’s suspicious surrender and agreed that his family in Mingdu needed rescuing.
• Jiang Yuheng warned that he might crush the Sun Moon Empire if his plans were sabotaged, then asked Wang Dong'er about the slow progress of the Artificial Soul Spirit experiment.
• Jiang Yuheng set out to rescue the official’s family and left He Caitou in charge of Harbor Port, telling him to watch the official and consult the three presidents.
• He Caitou thanked Jiang Yuheng and apologized for doubting his arrangements, and Jiang Yuheng accepted that his suspicions had been reasonable.

Jiang Yuheng reached Mingdu and went to find the harbor official’s family, where he discovered Ju Zi visiting the official’s wife. Ju Zi experienced a sudden break in her memories and realized that Jiang Yuheng had returned to Mingdu.

• Jiang Yuheng used his Time Domain to evade Soul Tool detectors and arrived in Mingdu.
• Jiang Yuheng went to Building 203 to locate the harbor official’s family and detected someone concealed nearby.
• Ju Zi visited the harbor official’s wife, praised her husband’s service, and offered support for their child’s education.
• The harbor official’s wife asked Ju Zi whether she would let a man go if she met him again, and Ju Zi admitted she had let him go many times.
• Ju Zi suddenly found herself back in her bedchamber and realized that Jiang Yuheng’s return had disrupted her memories.

Jiang Yuheng revealed his identity to the person in charge's wife and agreed to take her and her child away, then uncovered Tang Hao's Divine Sense hidden in her mind. He and Wang Dong'er decided to use the conflict between the Holy Spirit Cult and the Sun Moon Empire to rescue the child without exposing Jing Hongchen's infiltration.

• Jiang Yuheng told the person in charge's wife that he would take her away and promised to protect her child, and she agreed to go with him only if her child could come too.
• The person in charge's wife revealed that Xu Tianran had placed her child at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy under Jing Hongchen's supervision.
• Jiang Yuheng activated his Time Domain and identified Tang Hao as the presence speaking through the person in charge's wife.
• Jiang Yuheng erased Tang Hao's Divine Sense but grew suspicious that the wife had been under the gods' control.
• Jiang Yuheng and Wang Dong'er planned to exploit the conflict between the Holy Spirit Cult and the Sun Moon Empire to create a scapegoat and rescue the child.

Jiang Yuheng struggled with the backlash from using his Time Domain while planning to rescue the person in charge’s son without exposing his allies. After he warned the others that Ju Zi had noticed him, an old acquaintance arrived at his residence.

• Jiang Yuheng used Damage Transfer to recover somewhat after the Time Domain left him exhausted.
• Jiang Yuheng told He Caitou, Wang Dong'er, Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Xiao about the situation and said his weakened condition prevented him from rescuing the child directly.
• Huo Yuhao offered to go to Jiang Yuheng, but Jiang Yuheng refused and warned that Ju Zi seemed to have noticed him.
• He Caitou explained Ju Zi's power and role in the invasion, while Jiang Yuheng argued that killing her could trigger a war between the continents.
• A woman claiming to be an old acquaintance asked Jiang Yuheng to let her in for tea, and he told her to leave, revealing that he had noticed the concealed guards outside.

Jiang Yuheng received Ju Zi at his home, where she revealed that she recognized him as the true Frost Dragon Butterfly and warned him that Xu Tianran had uncovered the undercover agent. Ju Zi admitted she liked Jiang Yuheng and wanted him for her revenge, leaving their relationship and intentions unresolved.

• Jiang Yuheng opened the door to Ju Zi and let her inside after she claimed she only wanted water.
• Ju Zi deliberately tried to draw Jiang Yuheng into conversation, then called him the true Frost Dragon Butterfly.
• Jiang Yuheng challenged Ju Zi about her motives, and she asked whether he had resolved the problems involving the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire.
• Jiang Yuheng confirmed his role and warned Ju Zi that Xu Tianran knew the representative was suspicious and had ordered Jing Hongchen and his guards to monitor him.
• Ju Zi said she liked Jiang Yuheng and wanted to obtain his talents, personality, and abilities for her revenge.

Ju Zi revealed that she understood Jiang Yuheng’s rescue plan and proposed helping her gain command of the Royal Dragon Soul Engineer Legion in exchange for letting him take the child. Jiang Yuheng accepted, and afterward his companions reacted with disbelief to Ju Zi’s confession of affection.

• Ju Zi told Jiang Yuheng she knew he had come to rescue the person in charge’s child and said she cared too much about him to let him go.
• Jiang Yuheng confronted Ju Zi about her intentions, and she admitted she wanted his help to kill the current commander and take over the Royal Dragon Soul Engineer Legion.
• Ju Zi offered to consider letting Jiang Yuheng take the child if he cooperated, and Jiang Yuheng agreed.
• Ju Zi returned to the Imperial Palace, while Jiang Yuheng told Lan Ya, Wang Dong'er, Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Xiao that she had proposed the cooperation herself.
• Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao wondered why Ju Zi liked Jiang Yuheng, and Xiao Xiao explained her theory of love at first sight.

Jiang Yuheng joined the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy as a teacher while searching for the person Xu Tianran had sent there, but even Jing Hongchen could not identify him. Jing Hongchen asked Jiang Yuheng to rescue Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen from the Imperial Palace, and Jiang Yuheng remained reluctant to risk exposing their alliance.

• Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, Huo Yuhao, and Jiang Yuheng discussed Ju Zi, and Jiang Yuheng said she was useful to their cooperation despite her fixation on the commander position.
• Jiang Yuheng entered the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy as a teacher and met Jing Hongchen in the dean's office.
• Jing Hongchen told Jiang Yuheng that he did not know what the person Xu Tianran had sent to the academy looked like.
• Jiang Yuheng said he had failed to get a photograph from the person's mother and wondered if a blood test would be needed to confirm their relation.
• Jing Hongchen asked Jiang Yuheng to rescue Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen from the Imperial Palace and have them follow him.
• Jiang Yuheng said the rescue could expose Jing Hongchen and put their alliance at risk, but Jing Hongchen insisted that Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen must go with him.

Jiang Yuheng became Chen Mumu’s homeroom teacher and used a game to learn that she had only recently begun receiving attention. After taking her outside the city, he confronted Ju Zi, who revealed that even Mumu’s mother had believed the girl was a boy.

• Jing Hongchen warned Jiang Yuheng to be extremely careful around the troublesome boy and assigned him to teach the new students.
• Jiang Yuheng observed Chen Mumu’s talent, invited her to an extra lesson, then apologized and suggested they play a game instead.
• During their walk, Jiang Yuheng learned that Chen Mumu had been ignored until fourteen days earlier.
• Jiang Yuheng took Chen Mumu to the Stable Mountain Range, where he put her to sleep and confronted Ju Zi, who had followed them.
• Ju Zi questioned Jiang Yuheng’s interest in the child and said that even Mumu’s mother had believed she had a son.

Ju Zi told Jiang Yuheng that everyone’s memories had been altered except theirs and asked him to investigate whether Xu Tianran was affected. Jiang Yuheng agreed on the condition that she get a child out for him, then entered the Imperial Palace at night and found Xu Tianran waiting on the throne.

• Ju Zi revealed that Chen Mumu and everyone else had memory problems, then asked Jiang Yuheng to investigate Xu Tianran.
• Jiang Yuheng agreed to cooperate with Ju Zi if she got a child out for him.
• Jiang Yuheng told Jing Hongchen about the alliance, and Jing Hongchen warned him to be cautious of Ju Zi.
• Jiang Yuheng used his brief Time Domain to enter the Imperial Palace, where he found no guards and suspected a trap.
• Xu Tianran addressed Jiang Yuheng as Ju Zi and asked why people had betrayed him for siding with the Douluo Continent.

Jiang Yuheng joined Xie Xie at a torn spatial border and used time to turn the rift’s destructive power into a weapon. After Luo Yuexi accepted that he could control his power, Jiang Yuheng hoped the feat would bring him closer to visiting the Douluo Continent.

• Luo Yuexi warned Jiang Yuheng to contact her if he encountered trouble while patrolling the universe, and he began his first patrol.
• Luo Ze told Luo Yuexi that Xie Xie was dealing with a spatial tear at the border, and she decided Jiang Yuheng could use the incident to test his strength.
• Jiang Yuheng met Xie Xie and asked about characters from the Douluo Continent, then learned that Luo Yuexi was Gu Yuena’s daughter.
• Jiang Yuheng used time and a devouring-like technique to lock the spatial tear and shape its destructive effect into a weapon.
• Luo Yuexi praised Jiang Yuheng’s control but criticized his careless use of time, while he hoped his success would help him visit the Douluo Continent.

Jiang Yuheng, disguised as Ju Zi, listened as Xu Tianran revealed his distrust of Ju Zi and his desire to unify the Douluo Continent. After Jiang Yuheng reported back, Ju Zi explained her revenge and pressed him to help her become a legion commander, while he warned her against being ruled by hatred.

• Jiang Yuheng stayed silent as Xu Tianran accused Ju Zi of having too much strength and prestige, then sensed Xu Tianran's pain and suspicion.
• Xu Tianran grew angry and threw a teacup at Jiang Yuheng, who maintained his disguise and emerged unharmed.
• Ju Zi asked Jiang Yuheng whether Xu Tianran's behavior matched his judgment, and he confirmed it without explaining further.
• Ju Zi told Jiang Yuheng that she had married Xu Tianran to avenge her parents, who had been killed by the Star Luo Empire's White Tiger Duke.
• Jiang Yuheng warned Ju Zi not to let anger control her, but she rejected his advice and demanded that he recommend her for legion commander soon.
• Ju Zi threatened to drag Jiang Yuheng down if he failed to help her, and he challenged her to try.

Ju Zi agreed to try Jiang Yuheng’s plan but decided he was too formidable to confront. After an exhausting night, Jiang Yuheng taught Chen Mumu, shared news about Xu Tianran with his companions, and asked Wang Dong’er whether they should have a daughter.

• Ju Zi agreed to Jiang Yuheng’s plan and told her subordinate there was no point in fighting him.
• Jiang Yuheng taught his students about the connections between cores and components despite his exhaustion, and Chen Mumu showed her attachment to him.
• Jiang Yuheng praised Chen Mumu’s talent and sent her home after class.
• Jiang Yuheng told his companions that Xu Tianran had been controlled, and Huo Yuhao suspected the Sea God was responsible.
• Wang Dong’er worried about Jiang Yuheng’s health, and he asked her whether they should have a daughter in the future.

Jiang Yuheng decided to seek the Royal Dragon Legion Commander and make him surrender his position to Ju Zi, while the commander prepared his legion for another campaign. The chapter ended with the commander refusing to give up his post after Jiang Yuheng offered him a choice between resigning and losing his life.

• Wang Dong'er warned Jiang Yuheng that giving Ju Zi another King-level Soul Engineer Legion could threaten their plans to conquer the Sun Moon Empire, but he remained unconcerned.
• The Royal Dragon Legion Commander and the Terrorclaw Legion Commander discussed Ju Zi, the failed campaign, and Lord Frost Dragon Butterfly's arrival.
• The Royal Dragon Legion Commander sent his troops to drill and went alone into the woods, where he met Jiang Yuheng.
• Jiang Yuheng told the Royal Dragon Legion Commander that someone had hired him to take his life, but offered him the alternative of resigning.
• The Royal Dragon Legion Commander refused to surrender the position he had earned through his own ability.

Ju Zi arranged the Royal Dragon Legion Commander's death and planned to blame the Frost Dragon Butterfly, despite his loyalty to her. Watching events on a screen, Wang Dong'er, Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Xiao feared what Ju Zi might do next.

• Jiang Yuheng asked the Royal Dragon Legion Commander to resign, but the commander said he would step down only if the Empress ordered him to.
• Jiang Yuheng left, and Ju Zi appeared and praised the commander's loyalty before telling him to die.
• Ju Zi killed the Royal Dragon Legion Commander with an ice spike, and he shattered into glass-like fragments.
• Ju Zi's guards said they would blame the Frost Dragon Butterfly when others questioned the death, and Ju Zi ordered them to hide.
• Ju Zi decided to keep pursuing her revenge despite expecting Jiang Yuheng might kill her.
• Wang Dong'er, Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Xiao watched the events and urged that Ju Zi be killed before she caused more trouble.

After the Royal Dragon Legion Commander was found dead, Ju Zi and the Sun Moon Empire’s officials debated who was responsible. Kong Deming pointed to Jiang Yuheng’s Extreme Ice, leaving the accusation hanging without proof.

• Jiang Yuheng said he would let the situation grow worse, while Wang Dong'er and the others worried Ju Zi might suffer for it.
• The Royal Dragon Legion Commander's crushed corpse was discovered, causing panic in Mingdu.
• Ju Zi stopped the Terrorclaw Legion Commander from attacking the Royal Dragon Legion Commander's adjutant and questioned him about the previous night.
• Ju Zi's guards steered the officials toward suspecting Jiang Yuheng, while some ministers argued that Evil Soul Masters might have framed him.
• Kong Deming dismissed the Evil Soul Master theory and said the killer's pure Ice Attribute power could only be Extreme Ice.

Ju Zi and the Sun Moon Empire’s officials investigated the death of the Royal Dragon Legion Commander, and a test identified the ice fragments as Extreme Ice. The evidence turned suspicion toward Jiang Yuheng, but Kong Deming and Ju Zi left the decision about war to the Emperor.

• A chief inspector defended the trade agreement with the Douluo Continent, while the Terrorclaw Legion Commander accused him and other nobles of protecting their own profits.
• Ju Zi ordered her guard to collect the ice shards and summoned Jing Hongchen to test them at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
• Jing Hongchen’s test identified the fragments as Extreme Ice, and Kong Deming accused Jiang Yuheng of plotting to provoke conflict for his own gain.
• The Terrorclaw Legion Commander requested permission to attack Jiang Yuheng, but Kong Deming warned that the evidence would not persuade the Douluo Continent.
• Ju Zi and Kong Deming agreed to report the matter to His Majesty and let him decide what to do.

After the Sun Moon Empire blamed Jiang Yuheng for the Imperial Dragon Soul Engineer Legion commander's death, Xu Tianran approved Ju Zi and Kong Deming’s plan to strike at him. Jiang Yuheng recognized the accusation as a pretext for war and prepared to face the coming forces despite being far from home.

• Ju Zi gave the dead commander’s body to the Terrorclaw Legion commander and promised the Empire would avenge him.
• Kong Deming reported Jiang Yuheng’s alleged infiltration and killing to Xu Tianran, who approved any method that achieved their objective.
• Kong Deming proposed using public opinion to weaken opposition to war, then left the palace with Ju Zi to carry out the plan.
• Xu Tianran considered the emperor’s crippled body and questioned how he had come to rule.
• Jiang Yuheng told the person in charge’s wife that the accusation was a deliberate excuse for expansion and that explaining the truth would change nothing.
• Jiang Yuheng placed the child in his Time Domain and welcomed the prospect of confronting the Sun Moon Empire’s forces.

After returning to Harbor Port, Jiang Yuheng told its leader and He Caitou how Ju Zi had framed them, then explained how he planned to turn the crisis into an advantage. He prepared to expose He Caitou’s identity and purge the port’s suspected infiltrators.

• Jiang Yuheng brought He Caitou and the rescued Chen Mumu safely back to Harbor Port, where Chen Mumu reunited with her father.
• Jiang Yuheng explained the events surrounding the legion commander’s death while withholding information about Xu Tianran and the Sea God.
• The Harbor Port leader and He Caitou worried that the Sun Moon Empire’s accusations would ruin their plans, but Jiang Yuheng insisted they should continue.
• He Caitou trusted Jiang Yuheng’s judgment, recalling Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong’er’s advice to believe him.
• Jiang Yuheng revealed that the crisis could help expose undercover agents and establish their strength before He Caitou’s identity was revealed.